Extension of Period for Objection for the Notice of Data Availability for EGU NOX, 7654 [E7-2806]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 32 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 7654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2806]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0076; FRL-8278-6]


Extension of Period for Objection for the Notice of Data 
Availability for EGU NOX Annual and NOX Ozone Season Allocations for 
the Clean Air Interstate Rule Federal Implementation Plan Trading 
Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice to extend period for objections.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the period for submission of objections 
concerning the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) for EGU 
NOX Annual and NOX Ozone Season Allocations for 
the Clean Air Interstate Rule Federal Implementation Plan Trading 
Programs (CAIR FIP) published on August 4, 2006 to June 1, 2007 for 
cogeneration units combusting biomass (biomass cogeneration units). The 
period had previously been extended to October 5, 2006 for all 
objections, and further extended to February 20, 2007 for objections 
concerning biomass cogeneration units. This notice further extends the 
period for objections concerning biomass cogeneration units from 
February 20, 2007 to June 1, 2007. Certain biomass cogeneration unit 
owners and operators requested the additional time to submit objections 
because of difficulties in collection of information relating to the 
application of efficiency standards for cogeneration units (as defined 
in the CAIR FIP) to biomass cogeneration units. For all other 
objections, the deadline was October 5, 2006.

DATES: The EPA is establishing a period ending on June 1, 2007 only for 
objections (including data) related to biomass cogeneration units. 
Objections must be postmarked by the last day of the period for 
objection and sent directly to the Docket Office listed in ADDRESSES 
(in duplicate form if possible).

ADDRESSES: Submit your objections, identified by Docket Number OAR-
2004-0076 by one of the following methods:
    A. Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. The NODA 
is not a rulemaking, but you may use the Federal Rulemaking Portal to 
submit objections to the NODA. To submit objections, follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
    B. Mail: Air Docket, ATTN: Docket Number OAR-2004-0076, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460
    C. E-mail: A-AND-R-Docket@epa.gov.
    D. Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Room 3334, Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the 
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be 
made for deliveries of boxed information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions concerning today's 
action and technical questions concerning heat input or fuel data 
should be addressed to Brian Fisher, USEPA Headquarters, Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mail Code 6204 J, Washington, DC 
20460. Telephone at (202) 343-9633, e-mail at fisher.brian@epa.gov. If 
mailing by courier, address package to Brian Fisher, 1310 L St., NW., 
RM  713G, Washington, DC 20005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA 
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The 
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air 
Docket is (202) 566-1742.

Extension of Period for Objections

    In the August 4, 2006 NODA (71 FR 44283), EPA provided notice that 
it had placed in the CAIR FIP docket allocation tables for EGU 
NOX annual and EGU NOX ozone season allocations 
for control periods 2009-2014. The allocation tables also included 
inventories of heat input and inventories of potentially exempt units. 
In addition, EPA also placed in the docket a Technical Support Document 
describing the allocation table data fields.
    The EPA originally provided a 30-day period for the unit owners, 
unit operators, and the public to submit objections regarding 
individual units' treatment as potentially covered or not covered by 
CAIR and, for units treated as potential CAIR units, the data used in 
the allocation calculations and the allocations resulting from such 
calculations. In response to a request from the American Forest and 
Paper Association, EPA extended the period for all objections an 
additional 30 days to October 5, 2006.
    In requesting an additional extension of the period, certain 
biomass cogeneration unit owners noted the unique nature of the fuels 
utilized by biomass cogeneration units and the difficulties encountered 
in collecting data necessary to apply the efficiency standard to this 
type of cogeneration unit. In light of these circumstances, the EPA had 
extended the period until February 20, 2007 for objections (including 
data) related to any biomass cogeneration units, and further extends it 
to June 1, 2007 in this notice. For all other objections, the deadline 
was October 5, 2006.
    EPA believes the additional time will provide the Agency more 
adequate time to receive and evaluate necessary data and, if 
appropriate, address the concerns raised about application of the 
efficiency standard to biomass cogeneration units.

    Dated: February 12, 2007.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
 [FR Doc. E7-2806 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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